Monchique (parish) explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Monchique
Region:	Algarve
Cim:	Algarve
District:	Faro
Municipality:	Monchique
Coordinates:	37.319°N -8.556°W
Area Total:	159.28
Population Total:	4817
Population As Of:	2011
Website:	jf-monchique.pt

Monchique is a freguesia (parish) in Monchique Municipality (Algarve, Portugal). The population in 2011 was 4,817,^[1] in an area of 159.28 km².^[2]

Main sites

• Nossa Senhora do Desterro Convent
• Monchique Church or Nossa Senhora da Conceição Church
• Fóia, highest mountain in Algarve

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .